Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reference variable

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: ref-er-ence -vari-able
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A variable used for storing the address of another variable or structure, equivalent to a pointer.

Example Sentences

"The value of a reference variable is the memory address at which the data associated with the object is stored."

Etymology

reference + variable

Inflected Forms

reference variables (plural)

Phrases

external reference variable

Questions

What does reference variable mean?: A variable used for storing the address of another variable or structure, equivalent to a pointer.
Where does reference variable come from?: reference + variable

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